Help getting started

I am just trying to figure out if I am missing something I bought and downloaded the full Torque version. I went through the tutorials and that is all fine, but what I was wondering is the tutorial.base folder the whole engine or is there something else I should be starting with when I go to make my own game? What I have done so far is just make a copy of the tutorial.base folder and renamed it to what I wanted. After making all the changes I started building a new game and I cannot figure out how to place a particle emitter into the scene I can place a audio emitter, and I also can't get any water to show up in the scene. Is there a special way to get water into the scene? Any help would be great!! Thanks